TONDA PF HIJRI PERPETUAL CALENDAR
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“We, at Parmigiani Fleurier, embrace a vision that transcends mere timekeeping to touch the very essence of our world’s cultural and historical diversity. This vision shapes every creation of the brand, bearing witness to our deep commitment to understanding and respecting the multifaceted nature of time across epochs and civilizations.”
— Guido Terreni, CEO Parmigiani Fleurier
Michel Parmigiani, Founder and Master Restorer
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We view calendars not only as instruments of measurement but as true mirrors of the civilizations that conceived them. This recognition of calendars as expressions of cultural diversity guides our design process, encouraging us to integrate the specificities of each society into our timepieces. It is a celebration of the uniqueness of every culture, a tribute to their contribution to our collective perception of time.
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The Importance of Calendars in Human History and Civilizations:
Calendars reflect the history, beliefs, and philosophy of people. They structure our social and religious life, mark the passage of time, and punctuate the significant events of our existence. Recognizing their central role, we strive to create watches that are not only precision instruments but also custodians of history and tradition.
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Inspired by Michel Parmigiani’s belief that watchmaking should reveal history, culture, and philosophy, we are committed to making every watch an open window to the world. The Tonda PF Perpetual Hijri Calendar is a perfect example, embodying our desire to celebrate the richness of watchmaking traditions while paying homage to the sacredness of time in diverse cultures.
TONDA PF AT THE FOREFRONT
OF CALENDAR COMPLICATIONS
At Parmigiani Fleurier, we proudly assert our position as a pioneer in the delicate and historically rooted art of calendar complications, a domain where poetry meets astronomical precision, where history and cultures are based on the movement of celestial bodies, the sun, and the moon.
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The Tonda PF collection offers three masterpieces dedicated to this theme: the complete Chinese calendar Xiali, the Western Gregorian calendar, and finally the new Islamic Hijri calendar. This is a technical and cultural feat. Together, these creations bear witness to a profound respect for the diversity of cultures and the complexity of the time that unites us.
TONDA PF HIJRI PERPETUAL CALENDAR
A CULTURAL ODE TO A GREAT CIVILISATION
In 2011, Michel Parmigiani created the Hijri Calendar Table Clock after he was inspired by the restoration of a pocket watch that featured an Arabic calendar.
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This remarkable achievement was made further impressive when it was miniaturized in wristwatch form as the Hijri Perpetual Calendar which won the 2020 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) Innovation Prize. In 2023, Parmigiani Fleurier released the Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar in a platinum case with a fresh design language and simpler dial.
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Now Parmigiani Fleurier introduces a new Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar in a stainless steel case with a vivid Viridian green dial.
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The lunar Hijri calendar is based on the cycles of the moon in comparison to the solar Gregorian calendar and lunisolar Chinese Xiali calendar. This makes for a 30-year cycle with each year consisting of 12 months that are 29 or 30 days long. In each 30-year cycle there are 19 common years consisting of 354 days and 11 abundant years consisting of 355 days.
THE SACREDNESS OF TIME
There are four sacred months of the year during which there is to be no violence, no war or wrongdoing bur rather a renewed and heightened focus on piety and carrying out good deeds.
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Three of these sacred months occur consecutively beginning with the 11th month of the year Dhul-Qa’dah (denoted by ١١ on the month sub-dial) followed by Dhul-Hijjah (denoted by ١٢), and then the first month of the new year which is Muharram (denoted by ١). These three sacred months being consecutive makes sense when one considers that Dhul-Hijjah is when the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca occurs, with the months before and after ensuring peaceful journeys to Mecca and to return home. Finally there is Rajab (denoted by ٧) which is the seventh month of the year. Landing right in the middle of the year, Rajab is also a time for peace and reflection in the lead-up to Ramadan as well as a time for the voluntary pilgrimage to Mecca known as an Umrah.
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STEEL AND VIRIDIAN GREEN
The new Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar has a 100m water-resistant stainless-steel case with alternating satin and polished finishes. Its signature fluted bezel is in 950 platinum and it is paired with a matching stainless-steel bracelet with folding clasp.
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ISLAMIC CALENDAR
The Parmigiani Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar is equipped with the Caliber PF009 automatic movement, which operates at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz) and has a power reserve of 48 hours.
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The Tonda PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar displays all the information on the dial. The 12-hour subdial shows the 30-year cycle with the abundant 355-day years in beige and the standard 354-day years in white. The 3 o’clock subdial indicates the numbered months of the year with the ninth month of Ramadan highlighted in bright red.
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The 9 o’clock subdial shows the days of the month with an aperture indicating whether it is a 30-day abundant month or a 29-day common month. A white aperture indicates a 29-day month.
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“WATCHMAKING SHOULD BE A WINDOW ONTO THE HISTORY, CULTURE
AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE PEOPLES WHO HAVE SHAPED OUR PERCEPTION OF TIME.”
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Collection: TONDA
Model: TONDA PF Hijri Perpetual Calendar Viridian Green
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REFERENCE PFH983-1020001-100182
Polished and satin-finished stainless steel with platinum 950 knurled bezel
Dimensions: Ø 42mm, thickness: 11.2 mm, crown: Ø 6 mm
Glass: ARunic anti-reflective sapphire, Back: sapphire
Water resistance: 100 meters
Engraving on case back: serial number – “PARMIGIANI FLEURIER”
DIAL
Colour: Viridian green
Finishing: Grain d’Orge hand-guilloché
Indexes: 18ct gold rhodium-plated appliques
HANDS
Hours and minutes: Delta-shaped
Hours and minutes: 18ct gold rhodium-plated appliques
Moon phase: blue aventurine
Seconds and calendar: rhodium-plated steel
MOVEMENT
PERPETUAL CALENDAR, MOON PHASE INDICATOR
The intricate movement has beveled bridges.
The skeletonized rotor is chiseled from platinum with a polished and sandblasted finish.
Like the case and dial, it is meticulously finished with Côtes de Genève and perlage throughout.
Caliber PF009
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Total dimensions Ø 15''' - Ø 33.3 mm
Thickness: 5,7
Overall diameter: 33.8 mm
Decoration Côtes de Genève and snailed, beveled bridges
Oscillating weight Platinum, skeletonized, polished and sandblasted
Functions:Perpetual Calendar and precision moon phase
Features
Hours, minutes, seconds,
Hijri perpetual calendar
Precision moon phase
Power reservev 48 hours
Frequency: 28’800 Vph (4Hz)
Jewels: 32
Nb cofcomponents: 310
BRACELET
Polished and satin-finished stainless steel
Closure: stainless steel folding clasp
🔴RETAIL PRICE 62’500 CHF / 70´200. € / US $ 69,540 / 260,000 AED💰
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Press release - 2023
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